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ELECTRONICS 
March 9, 2016 Does an Extremist’s iPhone Contain a ‘Cyber Pathogen’?
A local prosecutor has offered an unusual justification for forcing Apple to help hack an iPhone used by a San Bernardino mass killer: The phone might have been “used as a weapon” to introduce malicious software to county computer systems. San Bernardino County District Attorney Michael Ramos acknowledged to The Associated Press that there’s no […]
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CLOTHING 
March 4, 2016 Russell Wilson’s New Clothing Brand Wants to Make You a Good Man
“We’re going to change a culture through fashion.” That’s Russell Wilson talking about Good Man Brand, his new men’s lifestyle label launching, well, right now. After an appearance and Q&A at Nordstrom’s downtown Seattle flagship today (check out @gq_magazine on Snapchat for an inside look), the Seahawks QB is getting the word out about his […]
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ALL DEALS 
March 4, 2016 Mind the gap: Boosting a climate of entrepreneurship
Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint Bengaluru can often feel like a different country. Elsewhere, university campuses might be on fire, debating the freedom of speech and meaning of freedom; water supply to entire neighbourhoods might be cut off by angry mobs; thousands might be stranded due to once-in-a-century floods. But in Bengaluru’s coffee shops and meeting rooms, […]
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NEWS 
March 4, 2016 Unicorns are a myth. But you do believe in them!
Photo: Bloomberg The enterprise value of Google pre-IPO (initial public offer) was estimated to be between $33 billion and $40 billion (based on a S&P’s pre-IPO Google report). Google listed on Nasdaq on 19 August 2004 at $85, the low end of its revised price expectation of $85-95. Its market capitalization was valued at $23 […]
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ALL DEALS 
March 4, 2016 Zendrive, a driving analytics start-up, raises $13.5 million
Zendrive’s technology can be used by a broad list of industries including on-demand services, commercial fleets, taxi aggregators, insurance companies, and for city planning, mapping, driving instruction and roadside assistance, among others. Bengaluru: Zendrive Inc., a mobile technology company which aims to make roads safer through data and analytics, raised $13.5 million in Series A […]
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CLOTHING 
March 4, 2016 Hopscotch raises $13 million in a round led by Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin
The company raised $11 million in 2015. Mumbai: Online baby clothes and products company Hit The Mark Inc., which owns and operates as Hopscotch.in, said on Monday that it has raised $13 million in a Series C round of funding led by Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin. Saverin Family Office will join the Hopscotch board and […]
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ALL DEALS 
March 3, 2016 India Funding Roundup: A Customer Engagement Platform, Gym Aggregator, and More
Our latest funding roundup compiles seed and late stage investments in Indian startups engaged in industrial robotics, fashion e-commerce, customer engagement, online test preparation, and fitness discovery. Momark Noida-based Momark Services, a mobile app-based customer engagement platform and mobile wallet aggregator, has raised a pre Series-A funding of $600,000 (roughly Rs. 4 crores) led by […]
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NEWS 
March 3, 2016 Absentia Tesseract VR First Impressions: A Promising Start, but Lots of Room to Improve
The competition for virtual reality headsets is heating up, and there are some clear frontrunners emerging – the Oculus Rift, whose Kickstarter project sparked the fresh wave of interest in the category is going to launch next year, while HTC just clarified that the HTC Vive will be available from April. Sony’s PlayStation VR will […]
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ALL DEALS 
March 3, 2016 T-Hub to set up a health tech accelerator
Photo: Mint Hyderabad: Hyderabad’s start-up incubator T-Hub is looking to set up a health tech accelerator, to mentor and fund 10-15 innovations, in May this year. In fact, over the next one year, it would also open three other accelerators, for Internet of Things, agritech and B2B companies. “The healthtech accelerator will be the first […]
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ALL DEALS 
March 2, 2016 Ticket Jugaad helps you find alternative train routes with a confirmed seat
The app developers have tied up with Cleartrip for booking tickets. New Delhi: If the train ticket you are looking for is in the waiting list, don’t worry. Another route on the same train may offer you a confirmed ticket for the same destination and Ticket Jugaad, a new free mobile application, will help you […]
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NEWS 
March 2, 2016 Buddy, a student micro-financing start-up, raises $500,000
Bengaluru-based Buddy provides small loans to purchase smartphones and laptops among others to help the student during academic years. It has several short and long-term repayment plans across 3-18 months. Photo: HT Bengaluru: Student micro-financing start-up Buddy (GaragePreneurs Internet Pvt. Ltd) on Tuesday said it has raised $500,000 angel investment from Blume Ventures, Tracxn Labs […]
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ALL DEALS 
March 2, 2016 Now a reality show on start-ups
Photo: iStock Hyderabad: A European start-up accelerator is bringing together two modern-day trends—start-ups and reality shows—to launch what could be the world’s first reality show on start-ups. It will be aired online on Spark10.tv, named after the accelerator that’s starting the web-based reality television show launching in April-May. Spark10 is India’s first European accelerator and […]
